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In the recent past, Motorola has released couple of phones from the Droid series. If you search on the web for Droid phones or if you visit a local phone shop, you will find the following Droid phones: Motorola Droid, Droid 2, Droid Pro and Droid X. All these phones are powered with Android. All the phones have become quite famous. Here is what each of the above mentioned Droid phones offers you:

Motorola Droid
The very first Droid series phone was launched with Android 2.1 OS. You can still upgrade the phone Android 2.2 OS. The horizontal QWERTY runs on 600 MHz processor and has a big capacitive display that measures 3.7 inches. It has got PowerVR SGX530 GPU. Other features include slider QWERTY, 133MB internal memory, 32GB external memory, GPS, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus feature and dual LED flash. You can connect to the web through 3G and Wi-Fi.

Motorola Droid 2
As far as specs is concerned; the Motorola Droid 2 is much better phone than the previous edition. It runs on Android 2.2 but can be upgraded to Android 2.3. The screen size is same as the original Droid. It also has a slider QWERTY. It comes with 1GHz processor, 8GB internal storage and 512MB RAM and reads up to 32GB of data on external memory. The 5 megapixel camera comes without flash. All the possible connectivity can be used on the phone.

Motorola Pro 2
The phone ahs got a powerful 5 megapixel camera with dual LED flash. Like the Droid 2, even this phone runs on Android 2.2. It has 1 GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 8GB internal storage capacity, and external memory of 32GB. Wi-Fi is DNLA enabled and all kinds of connectivity options are available on this. The design and the look of the phone are quite unique and appealing. The size of the touchscreen is 3.1 inches. The phone looks like a BlackBerry phone and makes you feel as if you are using Android OS on BlackBerry.

Motorola Droid X
It is a mean machine and a powerful phone that can easily crush its competitors. A mammoth sized capacitive display of 4.3 inches, 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, internal storage capacity of 6.5GB and external storage capacity of 32GB is what makes this phone desirable. The phone was initially launched with Android 2.1 OS but later on it was upgraded to Android 2.2. It has a powerful autofocus camera of 8 megapixel with dual LED flash and it can record high definition videos of 720p. Like the previous Droid phones, even this phone has all the connectivity options.

Motorola and T-Mobile have released a few phones in the recent past such as Motorola CLIQ, Motorola CLIQ XT and the Motorola CHARM and now they have come up with Motorola DEFY. The exterior of the phone is made of water resistant two- tone hard plastic. The material is also capable of keeping dirt and smudges away. The phone measures 107 x 59 x 13.4 mm and weighs 118g.

The capacitive touchscreen display of the Motorola DEFY measures 3.7 inches and is made up of Gorilla glass. The display resolution is 480 x 854 pixels and supports 16m colors. It offers perfect viewing angles and the display appears very clear in bright sunlight. Below the display, you can find the touch sensitive Android buttons namely, Menu, Home, Back and Search.

On the top side of the Motorola DEFY, you can find the display lock key as well as the 3.5mm audio headset jack. On the left hand side of the phone, there is a microUSB port and on the right side there is a volume controller. There is no dedicated button for launching the camera and the bottom is completely bare. At the rear, there is a 5 megapixel autofocus camera along with dual LED flash.

The Motorola DEFY runs on Android v2.1 OS and 800 MHz processor. The internal memory of the phone is 2GB with 512 MB RAM. The phone comes with a 2GB microSD and you can use up to 32 GB of microSD on this phone. The Android lets you switch across seven homescreens. You can customize the homescreen with folders, shortcuts, widgets and wallpapers.

The newer version of the Motorola’s customized user interface called MOTOBLUR can also be found on the phone. Other than the Gmail app, you can use the email app to setup your email accounts just by inputting the email address and password. The IM client can be used to access all the famous instant messaging accounts. The other apps on the phone include Amazon MP3, Telenav GPS Navigation and QuickOffice.

The 5 megapixel autofocus is capable of taking stunning photos. However, it takes some time to focus and nearly three seconds to take a snap. The LED flash functions pretty well in illuminating things within the distance of 5 feet. The video camera feature lets you do a video recording at a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels at 29fps. Thanks to tunewiki, Android music player has a feature that displays lyrics. The sound output is quite impressive. It is a pleasurable experience to watch high resolution videos of 1280 x 720 pixels. On this phone as it plays the video without any lag.

The Motorola DEFY has a very good web browser that can render heavy pages within a few seconds. The Flash Lite support allows you to view some of the Flash content on the web pages. You can browse on the web at speeds of 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 2 Mbps HSUPA on 3G and also through WLAN. The Li-Po 1540 mAh battery gives a standby time of nearly 400 hours and talk time of 6.6 hours.

We introduce you to the new Galaxy S smartphone – the Samsung Continuum i400. The features of this Verizon phone are similar to that of Samsung Fascinate. The only major difference between you may notice is the dimension and few other features. The phone measures 125 x 58 x 12mm and weighs 125g. The exterior is made up of plastic and the back cover has got a checkered pattern.

The most excellent feature of the Samsung Continuum that it is blessed with two Super AMOLED displays. The main display measures 3.4 inches and comes with a display resolution of 480 x 800 pixels. The second ‘ticker’ display measures 1.8 inches and has got a resolution of 480 x 96 pixels. The ticker display is situated below the main display and it notifies you whenever you receive a social network feed, RSS update, sms, email, call alert, etc. The ticker gets activated just by touching the sides of the phone. In between the two displays there are four touch-sensitive buttons Menu, Home, Back and Search.

When you view the sides of the Samsung Continuum, you will find the following buttons and slots: volume controller, camera launcher, microSD slot, 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB port and power/display lock button. At the rear, you can find the 5 megapixel autofocus camera along with the LED flash and a set of stereo speakers.

The user interface is the same one that is present on Samsung Fascinate. Android v2.1 OS and TouchWiz 3.0 user interface lets you from 7 homescreens. You can add various kinds of widgets and shortcuts to the homescreen. The Samsung Continuum is powered with 1 GHz processor, 336 RAM and 512MB ROM. The internal memory of the phone is 2GB and the external memory of the phone is 32GB.

The 5 megapixel camera with LED flash is capable of taking sharp and crisp images with right color depth and saturation. However, you do not find the same quality in the images you snap indoors even though the camera flash did well in illuminating the scene. You can record videos at a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels at 30fps.

You will have a great time listening to music on this phone. The sound output is of superior quality thanks to its stereo speakers and its capability to produce 5.1 channel surround sound effect. The ticker display shows a mini music player when the music player is running in the background. Samsung Continuum plays high resolution from various famous formats smoothly. Using a DLNA capable television, you can view the images and videos present on your phone on the television screen.

The usual Android browser gives a good web browsing experience as it loads pages quickly and has features like double-tap to zoom. It comes with Flash Lite that helps in viewing Flash enabled content. You can surf web at 3G speeds of 3.1 Mbps on Rev A. The standard 1500 mAh battery gives a standby time of 13 days and talk time of around 7 hours.

Motorola brings to you its first AT&T plus Android phone to the market with Motorola BRAVO. There are plenty of mid-range AT&T phones in the market and Motorola BRAVO is all set to place itself in this bracket. The BRAVO is decked up with metallic bezel and soft coating. The BRAVO measures 109.5 x 63 x 13.3 mm and weighs 122g.

The display of the Motorola BRAVO measures 3.7 inches which is slightly bigger than the display of Apple iPhone 4. It has got a display resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and supports 16m colors. The clarity of the display is stunning and gives good viewing angles. Below the display, you can find three capacitive buttons. On the sides of the Motorola BRAVO phone, you can find a very thin volume controller, power button, 3.5 mm audio headphone jack and microUSB port. On the rear, there is a 3 megapixel autofocus camera. To access the battery, SIM card or microSD slot, you will to open the back cover.

The Motorola BRAVO runs on Android v2.1 OS and 800 MHz processor. It has got 512 MB RAM and ROM. The internal memory of the phone is 1.3 GB. The external memory of the phone is 32GB and the phone is shipped with 2GB microSD card. Thanks to the latest version of MOTOBLUR, users will have plenty of social networking options.

Since it is social networking friendly phone, you will be able to post messages on all your social networking profiles. The “Social Networking’ app is a hub where you can find content from all your social networking accounts. You can easily setting email accounts on this phone through a very simple process of adding email address and password. You can get online on AIM, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger on this phone. The phone is not only filled Google apps but also with AT&T line of applications.

The 3 megapixel autofocus camera lacks flash, however it captures decent images. The clarity is lost when you snap images in dim lighting conditions. You can only record videos at 352 x 288 resolution pixels at 27 fps. You will love listening to the music on the phone as the sound output is quite impressive, however if you set it to the highest setting, it sounds screechy. It is a perfect phone for watching videos as you can MP4 videos of 1280 x 720 resolution without any glitch.

The Motorola BRAVO lets you connect through 3G and Wi-Fi to the internet. The Android browser is user-friendly and has got Flash Lite support. The 1540 mAh battery gives a standby time of upto 240 hours and talk time of nearly 7 hours.

After Sony released their two tiny Android powered phones – Xperia X10 mini and Xperia X10 mini Pro, now Motorola brings to you even quirkier phone – the Motorola FlipOut. The twist-out design of the phone is simply brilliant. It measures 67 x 67 x 17mm and weighs only 120g. It has got a TFT capactive touchscreen that measures 2.8 inches and has a display resolution of 320 x 240 pixels. It has capable of displaying 256k colors flawlessly. The display is slightly larger than the display of Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini Pro.

Below the display, you can find three capacitive Android buttons. Just above the display screen, you can find the phone speaker. The volume controller is located on the top side of the phone whereas the 3.5mm audio headset jack is located on the right side along with the display lock/power button. The microUSB slot is located at the bottom. At the back, you can find a 3.1 megapixel camera with a self-portrait mirror and a loudspeaker. You can customize the phone by changing the back panel of the phone.

When you flip open the Motorola FlipOut, you will be able to see 5 row QWERTY keyboard that has also got a 4 way d-pad. The keys are raised well and help in providing you with decent typing speeds. You can make use of the on-screen Android keyboard. The phone is powered with Android 2.1 and MOTOBLUR UI. The internal memory of the phone is 150 MB and has got 512 MB RAM and 512 MB ROM. The phone comes with a 2GB memory card and can detect up to 32GB of microSD. Thanks to the 600 MHz processor, you will experience smooth performance while using the phone.

The 3.1 megapixel camera is able to capture decent images only if sufficient illumination is available. Even the quality of the recorded video is not that pleasing. You can playback videos of formats like MP4, H.264 and WMV on the Motorola FlipOut. Listening to music on this phone is quite a treat because the media player has a simple interface and plays formats like MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA and AMR. The sound output is also impressive.

The default Android web browser on Motorola FlipOut opens web pages in overview mode and gives different zooming options. You can connect to the web through WLAN and 3G at speeds of 7.2 Mbps on HSDPA and 2 Mbps on HSUPA. The 1130 mAH Li-Ion battery gives a standby time of over 375 hours on 3G and talk time of over 4 hours on 3G.

The moment you see the Samsung Fascinate, you simply fall in love with this beautiful phone. It is the fourth Samsung Galaxy phone. It looks very similar to Samsung Vibrant that we reviewed last month. The Samsung Fascinate measures 125 x 64 x 10.5mm and weighs only 116g. The slim design and rounded edges truly makes it look amazing.

Like the other Galaxy phones from Samsung, even the Samsung Fascinate sports a Super AMOLED display screen that measures 4 inches. It has got a display resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and supports 16m colors. Below the display are the four touch-sensitive buttons for accessing Menu, Home, Back and Search. If you tour around the sides of the Samsung Fascinate, you will notice that there are hardly any buttons. The volume controller located on the left and the power/display lock button is on the right. The top houses the 3.5mm audio jack and microUSB port. Flip the phone to its back and you will find the 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash.

The Samsung Fascinate runs on Android 2.1 OS and it brings you even more customization options thanks to the TouchWiz 3.0 user interface. It allows you to add four important buttons on the screen (Phone, Contacts, Messaging and Applications) and it also lets you choose from 7 home screens. Moreover, it allows you to add host of custom widgets on the home screen. The internal memory of Samsung Fascinate is 2GB and 32GB of microSD can be used on its external memory. The phone comes with 16GB of microSD.

The Samsung Fascinate is a cool phone for social networking as it easily integrates Facebook contacts on the phonebook and it also lets you add events from your Facebook to the calendar of the phone. You can easily set up POP, IMAP and Exchange email accounts. Even though the Samsung Fascinate lacks physical keyboard, the virtual keyboard does well in providing you good error free typing. The Swype software lets you type even faster on this phone. Verizon’s IM app lets you get in touch with your buddies on Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Live, Google Talk and AIM. The document viewer app lets you view and edit Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files.

The 5 megapixel autofocus camera snaps high resolution photographs with rich details. However, the single LED flash does not illuminate the subject well because of which you won’t be able to snap good pictures in dim lighting. You can record HD videos at 720p at 30fps. The music player looks good and allows you to share songs through Bluetooth and email. The equalizer presets helps in producing impressive sound output. You can enjoy wide range of video formats such as 3GP, MP4, XviD and DivX on the beautiful Super AMOLED display of Samsung Fascinate.

You can connect to the web through 3G (Rev A up to 3.1 Mbps) and DLNA enabled WLAN. The Flash enabled WebKit Android web browser gives you hassle free browsing experience. It renders pages quickly and has got features like double-tap and multi-touch. You can make use of VZ Navigator and Google Maps for using the assisted GPS feature of Samsung Fascinate. The phone runs on Li-Po 1500 mAh standard battery. However, Samsung hasn’t yet disclosed the talk time and standby time of the battery on its official website but we reckon that it can give a talk time of over 6 hours and up to 12 days of standby time.

Motorola MILESTONE XT720 is a cameras-centric phone that has got good multimedia features. The front panel of the phone is like a mirror whereas the back panel is made up of brushed metal which provides good grip. The phone measures 116 x 60.9 x 10.9 and weighs 139g. The capacitive Gorilla glass touchscreen display of the phone measures 3.7 inches and has got a rich display resolution of 480 x 854 pixels for displaying 16m colors. You can easily view the display outdoors but you may face some difficulty viewing under direct sunlight.

The four capacitive Android buttons can be found under the display. The volume controller, gallery button, light indicators and camera button can be found at the right side of the Motorola MILESTONE XT720. At the top, you can find the 3.5mm audio headphone jack, HDMI port, and the power button. On the left, there is a microUSB port. At the rear, there is a loudspeaker, an 8 megapixel camera with xenon flash.

The Motorola MILESTONE XT720 runs on Google Android 2.1. It gives you five home screens which can be decked up with Android widgets and shortcuts. The rock solid phone is powered is ARM Cortex A8 728 MHz processor. The internal memory of the phone is 150MB and has got 256MB RAM. The phone comes with 8GB micro SD card and is capable of reading up to 32GB microSD. The Phone Portal feature allows you to access the contents of the phone through Wi-Fi on your PC’s web browser without connecting your PC and phone by means of a USB cable or using PC software.

The best feature of the Motorola MILESTONE XT720 is the 8 megapixel autofocus camera with xenon flash. It has got many shooting options and allows you to capture images in different resolutions. The xenon flash does well in illuminating the subject and helps in producing good images in dim lighting conditions. You can record HD videos of 720 x 480 pixels at 24fps. Even the music player on this phone is quiet a good one. The sound through the loudspeaker both while stereo radio or audio files present on the phone is very impressive. You can play wide range of audio and video formats including DivX and XviD files.

The Motorola MILESTONE XT720 has got on Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, 3G and Wi-Fi feature on board. You will have a wonderful internet browsing experience on the phone as the default Android web browser renders pages well and supports multi-touch and pinch-to-zoom. The trial version of Motorola Motonav and Google Maps can be used for GPS. The 1390 mAh Li-Po battery gives a standby time of up to 320 hours on 3G and up to 9 hours of talk time on 3G.